CVE-2017-5027 Security feature bypass in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android

What is CVE-2017-5027?

CVE-2017-5027 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 17 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Blink in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android, failed to properly enforce unsafe-inline content security policy, which allowed a remote attacker to bypass content security policy via a crafted HTML page.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5027?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5027?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-5027 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5027 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-c42w-8gg2-rpcv, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5027.